Martin Rees is Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics and Master of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. He holds the honorary title of Astronomer Royal and also Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and at Leicester University. After studying at the University of Cambridge, he held post-doctoral positions in the UK and the USA, before becoming a professor at Sussex University. In 1973, he became a fellow of King's College and Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge (continuing in the latter post until 1991) and served for ten years as director of Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy. From 1992 to 2003 he was a Royal Society Research Professor.
Martin Rees' 500+ scientific publications add to his credibility, as well as his numerous awards for his contributions to the field of astronomy and cosmology. He has received the top award in his field from the Royal Astronomical Society, the American Astronomical Association, the National Maritime Museum, the Lifetime Foundation, and the Queen. Rees has also been knighted and is the Baron of Ludlow.
Martin Rees is Professor of Cosmology and Astrophysics and Master of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. He holds the honorary title of Astronomer Royal and also Visiting Professor at Imperial College London and at Leicester University. After studying at the University of Cambridge, he held post-doctoral positions in the UK and the USA, before becoming a professor at Sussex University. In 1973, he became a fellow of King's College and Plumian Professor of Astronomy and Experimental Philosophy at Cambridge (continuing in the latter post until 1991) and served for ten years as director of Cambridge's Institute of Astronomy. From 1992 to 2003 he was a Royal Society Research Professor.
Martin Rees' 500+ scientific publications add to his credibility, as well as his numerous awards for his contributions to the field of astronomy and cosmology. He has received the top award in his field from the Royal Astronomical Society, the American Astronomical Association, the National Maritime Museum, the Lifetime Foundation, and the Queen. Rees has also been knighted and is the Baron of Ludlow.
Links:
BBC article concerning Sir Martin Rees's latest book
The Fate of the Universe and The Search of Life
Interview with Sir Martin Rees: Part 1
Interview with Sir Martin Rees: Part 2